Mira rd man to get Rs. 1 lakh compensation from pvt health insurer

KYT Team

Thane District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held a private health insurance company guilty of deficient services and ordered it to pay Rs 1 lakh, including Rs 15,000 compensation, to Rafik Mohammed Ali Chhatriwala, a resident of Mira Road.

In September 2017, Chhatriwala, suffered a paralysis attack and was admitted to a leading private hospital. He had bought a cover from Religare Health Insurance.

The commission said that the insurance company’s non-payment of the medical insurance claim of the complainant and deduction of excess premium amount from his bank account without prior intimation amounted to deficiency in services and unfair trade practices. It said Religare Health Insurance was liable to pay Rs 73,100 with six per cent interest rate, along with Rs 12,373 of the deducted premium. It also asked the company to pay Rs 15,000 as compensation to him.